Senators Push Action on Foreign Steel Dumping
Three U.S. senators from the Steel Caucus lament Clinton administration inaction on cheap foreign steel flooding the market. They urge quota legislation to curb dumping, warn of broader risks, and note industry lawsuits and a pending tariff study by trade agencies.
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Clinton
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Union and Steel Company
Rockefeller
Arlen Specter
Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
U.S. District Court
Senate Steel Caucus
Specter
Congress
Rockefeer
Japan
Brazil
United Steelworkers of America
Czech Republic
France
India
Indonesia
Italy
Macedonia
South Korea
Surprise inspections find garbage truck violations across states
Unannounced checks on 3,847 waste trucks in Ohio and eight other jurisdictions uncovered more than 4,000 violations, with about 500 vehicles or drivers taken out of service. West Virginia reported 79 trucks stopped and six out of service, while Maryland and New York cited weight and safety concerns amid regional efforts to curb trash flows.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C
Bob Brooks
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Rudolph Giuliani
Supreme Court
Congress
New York City
DEP
Mike Zeto
Multistate trash truck crackdown results list
Charleston AP reports figures from a Feb 10 crackdown on overweight trucks across states. Totals include overweight trucks 449, out of service trucks 384, drivers put out of service 149, and total violations 4 191. State by state tallies include Delaware Maryland New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Washington and totals.
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W.va
Delaware
Maryland
Mersey
New York
Ohio
Penn
Virginia
Wash
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Broyhill
Cochrane Furniture
Gaceslan
West Broad Street
U.S. International Trade Commission
Commerce Department
Andrew “Lefty
Palm
United Steelworkers
Paul Bucha
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pitt
Columbus
Wheeling
Bucha
PSC
Division of Environmental Protection
State Division of Highways
Maryland Department of the Environment
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